Woodsist, FatCat Launch Side Labels

Two indie labels on opposite sides of the Atlantic have recently launched sister labels. Woodsist, the label run by Woods member Jeremy Earl, has started the new side label Hello Sunshine, and the venerable British indie FatCat is kicking off the D.I.Y.-centric imprint Palmist.

Hello Sunshinedebuts on May 17, when the label releases Sweet Hassle, the debut solo LP from Wet Hair/Raccoo-oo-oon member Ryan Garbes; download his song "Boys Are Back" at Altered Zones. On June 14, Hello Sunshine will follow that release with another album: Ashram to the Stars, from Portland, Maine freak-folker Matt Lajoie, who records as Herbcraft. This SoundCloud page features a stream of Herbcraft's song "Fleet Guru". Both albums will be available on vinyl and digital download, with the LPs limited to 500 physical copies. (UPDATE: Hello Sunshine's debut release was actually Herbcraft's Discovers the Bitter World of Agartha LP, released last summer.)

Palmist is an independently run Brighton-based imprint dedicated to limited-run, vinyl-only, often home-recorded records from D.I.Y.-friendly artists. On June 13, the label will release two split 12" LPs-- one from Mississippi haze-pop project U.S. Girls and Toronto art-popper Slim Twig, and another from London noise-punk duo Bitches and Nebraska garage-rockers Yuppies. Tracks from the U.S. Girls/Slim Twig split are up here, and ones from the Bitches/Yuppies split are here. In the near future, the label also plans a split from Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt's project Lotus Plaza and OdonisOdonis, as well as releases from Mazes, Pill Wonder, Dead Gaze, Graffiti Island, Gentle Friendly, Beaters, Prize Pets, Burning Yellows, Growlers, the Whines, and more.